"Captain America: The First Avenger," a new "Winnie the Pooh" and the complete "Barney Miller" collection all land on DVD today (Oct. 25). Here are capsule reviews of each, plus a listing of other new home-video releases expected in stores today:

Chris Evans plays the title superhero in 'Captain America: The First Avenger.'

Captain America: The First Avenger3 stars, out of 4(PG-13; 2011)

Director Joe Johnston's handsomely shot adaptation of the red, white and blue Marvel Comics icon may be a touch hokey at times, but it's also one of the year's better superhero films. That's not so much because of any real cleverness in the story, about a scrawny World War II-era G.I. (Chris Evans) who agrees to be the subject of an experiment to create a supersolider.

Johnston's film is every bit as big, loud and predictable as you'd expect a superhero movie to be. Rather, it's because it's a summer blockbuster that knows what it is and doesn't apologize for it. "Captain America" -- which, with "Iron Man" and "Thor," is one of the lead-ups to next year's hero-heavy "The Avengers" -- is one that doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes it that much easier to enjoy.

Feature running time: 2 hours 5 minutes. DVD extras: featurettes.

A father and son share their love of 'Star Wars' in a scene from the documentary 'The People vs. George Lucas.'

The People vs. George Lucas3 stars, out of 4(Unrated; 2011)

With tongue only partly in cheek, documentary filmmaker Alexandre O. Phillipe explores the complex, love-hate relationship between "Star Wars" fans and director George Lucas. Namely, they love the expansive universe the filmmaker has created, but they hate that he keeps tinkering with it in the form of special editions, remasterings and Jar-Jar Binkses. For the most part, it's a for-fanboys-only documentary, but its fun vibe and flagrant irreverence make it entertaining.

In 'Winnie the Pooh,' Disney takes a step back to earlier, hand-drawn times.

Winnie the Pooh3 stars, out of 4(G; 2011)

Disney's chubby-little-cubby-all-stuffed-with-fluff gets an all-new animated adventure in a film that serves as an affectionate -- and welcome -- homage to the original "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh." With its cuddly, watercolor animation, its gentle humor and its episodic structure, it closely and determinedly follows the blueprint of that earlier film. But given how beloved that original is, this is one of those rare cases when a film's derivative nature helps more than it hurts.

Barney Miller: The Complete Series3 stars, out of 4(Unrated; 1975-1982)

From the moment that distinctive bass line first introduced TV audiences to the 12th Precinct back in 1975, it was clear that "Barney Miller" wasn't your ordinary cop show. Combining elements of the by-then musty police procedural with the day's sitcom sensibilities, it would go on to become a TV classic and an Emmys regular for the length of its eight-season, 168-episode run.

In a career-defining role, Hal Linden stars as the titular precinct captain and, given the wacky characters who circulated in and out of the precinct house (Abe Vigoda's Sgt. Fish, Jack Woo's Sgt. Yemana, Max Gail's Detective "Wojo"), Barney was as often as not its zookeeper as well. With Barney's firm sense of humanity helping to offset the show's often deep-seated cynicism, he was also its beating heart.

All 168 episodes are collected here, in a 25-disc set that includes a printed episode guide and tons of extras -- including the first season of the spinoff "Fish."

In it, the semi-retired Smiley has to figure out which of four high-level secret-service agents is actually a mole. The result is a wonderful blend of brains and suspense that still crackles 32 years later.

A note for purists: This is the re-edited version, compressed to six episodes for U.S. television from the original seven that aired on British TV. But for fans of British drama -- and, heck, even for those who aren't necessarily fans -- it's still a wonderful, can't-miss bit of classic television.

Star ratings are taken from staff and wire reviews that appeared in The Times-Picayune, and are on a four-star scale. They do not apply to bonus DVD content. (NR = not reviewed). For full reviews of rated movies, see The Times-Picayune's A-to-Z movie review archive.